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California flight diverted after man tries to open door mid-flight
A Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Sacramento was rerouted to Omaha, Neb., after a passenger tried to open a cabin door during flight, authorities said Monday. The Sunday flight set down at the Eppley Airfield after an unruly passenger, identified as Joshua Carl Lee Suggs, pushed past a flight …
Bail set at $6 million for Utah woman suspected of killing 6 infants, putting bodies in boxes
A judge set bail at $6 million on Monday for a Utah woman suspected of killing six infants after giving birth to them, then stuffing their bodies into cardboard boxes which were found at a house where she used to live. Police said Megan Huntsman, 39, admitted under questioning that …
Michael Phelps to come out of retirement, says USA Swimming
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, is coming out of retirement, USA Swimming said Monday. The American, who has not competed since the 2012 London Games, will headline an April 24-26 meet in Arizona along with fellow Olympians Ryan Lochte and Katie Ledecky. Phelps, who turns 29 …
Kerry adviser says arming Ukraine forces is an option
BERLIN — The United States is considering supplying arms to Ukraine, where unrest in eastern cities bears the hallmarks of a Russian destabilisation drive, an adviser to Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday. Ukraine’s president on Monday threatened military action after pro-Russian separatists occupying government buildings in the …
US retail sales post biggest gain in 1½ years
WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales recorded their largest gain in 1½ years in March, in the latest sign the economy was emerging from its weather-induced slumber and on track to accelerate in the second quarter. The Commerce Department said on Monday retail sales increased 1.1 percent last month, the biggest …
Winners at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards
The MTV Movie Awards are decided by fans in online voting. The following are the winners at Sunday’s ceremony: MOVIE OF THE YEAR “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” BEST MALE PERFORMANCE Josh Hutcherson for “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE Jennifer Lawrence for “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” …
Utah woman arrested after police find 7 dead infants at home
A Utah woman was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder on Sunday after police found the decomposing bodies of seven infants stuffed in separate cardboard boxes in her former home, authorities said. The current owners of the home in Pleasant Grove, Utah, called police on Saturday after finding an …
At least 33 people killed in Mexican bus crash
MEXICO CITY — At least 33 people were killed and four injured on Sunday when a bus crashed into the back of a truck in eastern Mexico and caught fire, the government of the state of Veracruz said. The bus had left Villahermosa in Tabasco state and was en route …
Sebelius says she told Obama staying ‘wasn’t an option’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who resigned last week, says she made the decision to leave and told President Barack Obama last month that staying on “wasn’t an option.” In her first interview since the White House announced her resignation as the president’s top health …
Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes off Solomons, sparks tsunami warning
WASHINGTON — A major earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, triggering a tsunami warning in the area, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.7 was shallow, …
Funeral in Missouri for soldier killed at Fort Hood
ROLLA, Mo. — Mourners gathered in Rolla, Missouri, on Saturday for the funeral of one of three U.S. soldiers killed in a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base earlier this month. Friends and family of Iraq war veteran Timothy Owens, 37, a native of Effingham, Ill., attended a …
Armed men seize police department in east Ukraine
KIEV — Armed men have seized a police department in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Saturday, the latest public building to be taken over in the east as pro-Russian protesters stand off against Kiev. “Armed men in camouflage uniforms seized the police department …
12,000 evacuated from St. Louis stadium after gas odor reported
About 12,000 people were evacuated from a Missouri stadium after a gas odor was reported on Friday evening, but no leak was detected, St. Louis fire officials and gas utility The Laclede Group Inc. said. The crowd funneled out of the Edward Jones Dome, the home of the St. Louis …
Google to sell Glass to public next week
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. will take online orders for its Glass wearable gadget on April 15, in its biggest push to get the $1,500 wraparound Web-ready glasses out to the U.S. public. For a limited time starting Tuesday, Google will make the wearable device available to more than just …
Stephen Colbert will be next host of ‘The Late Show’
LOS ANGELES — Television host and comedian Stephen Colbert has signed a deal to become the next host of the CBS “Late Show,” replacing David Letterman when he retires next year, the network said Thursday. Colbert, 49, currently star of “The Colbert Report,” a weeknight show on the Comedy Central …
US jobless claims tumble to near seven-year low
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to the lowest level in almost seven years, which could bolster views of an acceleration in job growth after a cold winter dampened hiring. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 32,000 to a …
Pennsylvania officials seek motive for school stabbing rampage that injured 22
Pennsylvania officials sought a motive on Thursday for a stabbing rampage at a high school after a 16-year-old student was accused of wielding two knives and wounding nearly two dozen people. The attacker stalked through Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville near Pittsburgh on Wednesday, stabbing victims in the torso …
One child dead in hit-and-run crash at Florida day care center; police seek suspect
ORLANDO, Fla. — A car slammed into an Orlando-area day care center on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring 13 others, many of them children, officials said. The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children said in a statement that one child died after a hit-and-run driver crashed into a vehicle that …
Knife-wielding student injures 21 in Pennsylvania school
By Elizabeth Daley, Reuters on April 09, 2014, at 11:01 a.m.
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — A 16-year-old student wielding two knives went on a stabbing rampage in the hallways of a Pittsburgh-area high school early Wednesday, injuring 21 people before he was tackled by an assistant principal, officials said. The attacker moved stealthily through Franklin Regional High School halls, stabbing his victims …
‘Heartbleed’ bug in web technology seen as major threat to private user data
BOSTON — A newly discovered bug in widely used Web encryption technology has made data on many of the world’s major websites vulnerable to theft by hackers in what experts say is one of the most serious security flaws uncovered in recent years. The finding of the so-called “Heartbleed” vulnerability, …
Couple who video-recorded moose encounter in Jackman may face charges
Crash knocks out power in Hancock County — ‘It’s like God picked up the Jeep and launched it at the telephone pole’
Baby steps: Washington County runner, 6½ months pregnant, completes Boston Marathon
Bangor man arrested in connection with crash that cut power to 1,200 in Hancock County
LePage’s fine-avoiding ‘reforms’ have little to do with getting more recipients to work
The consequences of historical illiteracy — and how we can confront this national problem
Early education is within reach for every Maine child. It can happen with LePage’s help
Maine DEP’s efforts make it easier to transform working waterfronts — and everyone benefits
‘Failure is not an option’ — Maine Winter Sports Center fighting for financial stability
Pitching remains focal point as region’s Class A baseball teams begin new season
Introducing Up North Motorsports
Lewiston lefty Emerson outduels Hampden ace Martin in baseball opener
60 years ago, Scott and Helen Nearing inspired a movement that changed Maine forever
Mexican restaurant Las Palapas in the works near Bangor Mall
Old World style in new world setting, Munjoy Hill welcomes Lolita